Female Red Veined Darter

Dalantech

I've been shooting this lady for a few days now. Darters are creatures of habit, and I always find her hunting in the same peach tree

First up is a closeup taken with Canon's 100mm macro and a 500D diopter.



Then I switched to using an MPE-65mm. Images range from life size to 3x.

Skippy

Dalantech wrote:

I've been shooting this lady for a few days now. Darters are creatures of habit, and I always find her hunting in the same peach tree

First up is a closeup taken with Canon's 100mm macro and a 500D diopter.
Then I switched to using an MPE-65mm. Images range from life size to 3x.

Wow John you are sure loving that Canon MPE-65
Lucky you have such co-operative Dragonflies in your neighbourhood too.

My favourites are #1 #2 and #4 great work John.

.... Skippy
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Awais Yaqub

These are great Dalan !
Few days ago i saw red one but was not able to shoot it it was not cooprative

ShepsMom

Fantastic!! Your lady is growing a beard.....:D

hawkeye978

Unbelieveable pictures. I love to study all the one you share.

pug8

Great close-ups.
So, what's the difference between a darter and a dragonfly?

Dalantech

Skippy wrote:

Wow John you are sure loving that Canon MPE-65
Lucky you have such co-operative Dragonflies in your neighbourhood too.

My favourites are #1 #2 and #4 great work John.

.... Skippy
.

Thanks Skippy!

Most of them are not cooperative. For every dragonfly that I shoot there are 20 or 30 that I don't bother trying to photograph because I know they won't sit still. I look for the critters that are feeding, cleaning themselves, or mating. If they are occupied then my chances of getting close are pretty good -it's just technique...

Dalantech

Awais Yaqub wrote:

These are great Dalan !
Few days ago i saw red one but was not able to shoot it it was not cooprative

Try to find one that's feeding or mating. More tips here.

Dalantech

ShepsMom wrote:

Fantastic!! Your lady is growing a beard.....:D

She definitely needs a shave!

Dalantech

hawkeye978 wrote:

Unbelieveable pictures. I love to study all the one you share.

Thanks!

Dalantech

pug8 wrote:

Great close-ups.
So, what's the difference between a darter and a dragonfly?

None -a darter is just a species of dragonfly.